25 May
ISRAEL'S ambassador to Australia, Yuval Rotem, is believed to be making urgent plans to return to Canberra, after Israeli officials were caught by surprise by the federal government's decision to expel a diplomat.

26 May
The Israeli ambassador Yuval Rotem arrived back in Canberra today to deal with the surprise expulsion of a Mossad chief from Canberra, the worst diplomatic crisis to hit Australian and Israeli relations.